r/Maliciouscompliance My Dumb Boss Gave me 6 Months PAID Vacation!

[@lmj2k]

Dabney. Dude. Have you ever had bedbugs? That is NOT shit you want anywhere in your home. If you wanna stick it to a landlord, there are different ways to do it, but intentionally infesting your home with bedbugs is shooting yourself in the foot. My husband and I had to get a hotel room out of town one time due to a death in the family. Hotel options were limited and we ended up staying in a Super 8 near the family. First night was fine. Second night, I woke up covered in bug bites. When we got home, we stripped straightaway and tossed our clothes in the wash with hot water. We ran the dryer on as high a heat as we could. We thought that was the end of it. Cut to a year later. I’m sitting in my recliner and I’m getting bites. I check our mattress - no sign of them. It wasn’t until a few days later that I’m sitting in my recliner and I see a small bedbug crawling on my blanket. I toss the blanket and toss my clothes in the hot wash and high-heat dry cycle. It just so happened that my apartment complex’s quarterly pest control came in the next day and I told them I saw a bedbug. They sent in their bedbug specialists to inspect our place. They found…one egg on the underside of my recliner. But that was enough. We had to go through a fuckton of prep before they would come in and treat the place. We had to unpack a lot of stuff out of boxes, move a lot of furniture away from the wall, move stuff to baskets with holes, remove all aerosol can products, and so on. We had to pack up our cats and go elsewhere for the day because the most effective treatment is to heat treat to 130 degrees for several hours. When we got back several hours after the treatment completed, our apartment temperature was still around 96 degrees. Our couches and beds were upended. It took a few hours of running the AC and fans full blast for the apartment to get back down to a sane temperature, and it took a few days to get everything back in place. I had to set out several bowls of ice water for the cats because they were panting because of the heat. The heat reminded me of my trip to the Bahamas years prior, only with our furniture tossed upside down everywhere. It wasn’t until after the treatment that I considered what actually happened. I think what happened was that we thought we took care of the bedbugs we picked up at that dodgy motel that we forgot one crucial thing: our suitcase. We had gone on vacation a year after that dodgy hotel incident and I was getting bites right after we got back. I think a couple of the bloodsucking bastards were on the suitcase I used back then. Some of them must have gotten in my clothes and then migrated to my favorite seat in our apartment (the recliner). That was a year after the exposure. It’s a miracle that the infestation wasn’t worse than just what was in the recliner, but it was enough. I never want to go through that again in my life.

[@novalees5641]

The classic hitchhikers. One of the things that sucks is besides guests bringing them in. It's also housekeepers that are spreading them. Most the time when housekeepers are spreading these bed bugs to other rooms they're doing it unknowingly. Adding on but a slightly different bug. Fleas. It's actually one of the many reasons that some hotels will not allow you to bring pets in anymore. They're not as hard to get rid of as bed bugs but still, people can bring those suckers home.

[@tamaradelsohn5493]

A couple years ago, I left home for my first year of college. For a couple weeks before I left I woke up nearly every day with itchy bumps all over my arms and legs. I told my parents I thought there might be bedbugs, but they ignored me. (I'm the baby of the family with no life experience, they thought I was confusing it with mosquito bites or something.) To be safe, before I left for college I made sure everything bugs could hitch a ride on was freshly washed before being packed away. About a month into the semester, they let me know some news during our weekly call to keep in touch. Guess what? There were bedbugs. They had to empty our apartment and stay, 3 grown adults (my parents and my sister) and 3 cats that don't always get along, in a cramped hotel room (which was not cheap - we lived in the butt end of NYC then, but it was still NYC) for a whole month. Apparently it was not pleasant at all, and it would've been even less bearable if I'd been there too. Plus, they were advised to leave everything from the apartment in storage for an extended period to ensure any bugs on them died too. Due to complications since then, we still haven't gotten the bulk of our things back, and we're slowly but surely approaching 3 years since that incident.

[@No-XIV-Xion]

I had a massive infestation in my room that ended with heat treatment and throwing out my entire bed, mattress, everything. They still fucking returned and it ended, finally, for good, when we set off a bedbug bomb and put my mattress in a sealed cover. Absolute nightmare.

[@lajuanaramsey9665]

0:17

[@mattiemathis9549]

My sisters house got bedbugs from a neighbor kid. It cost thousands of dollars and over a year before they got rid of all of them. For years afterward, she would use a magnifying glass to inspect the walls, furniture and outlets. It really traumatized her. I can’t imagine anyone intentionally inflicting that kind of stress on themselves.

[@dragonfire300]

Fun fact: depending on where in the U.S. you live, you can legally withhold your rent until the problem is fixed, and the landlord can’t evict you or retaliate

[@andrewgonzalez7143]

You'll get your rent when you fix this damned door 🤣

[@mahra_jabokwoam]

@@andrewgonzalez7143 ain't nobody putting anything past Peter 😂

[@Robertz1986]

This is called an Escrow account. You need a judge's approval, but essentially, you keep paying your rent but to the court instead of the landlord. The landlord doesn't get the rent until the repairs are verified to the court, and they may award some of it back to the tenant depending on how it plays out. So you can't just refuse to pay in most situations, but payments made to a court escrow account are treated as payments to the landlord for purposes of the contract.

[@soccersinger101]

​@@Robertz1986 this sounds pretty awesome ngl

[@adri9974]

​@@Robertz1986 yeah and people also need to speak to a lawyer. Putting money in escrow is usually only for things that make the place unlivable.

[@melmarAWG]

As someone who has dealt with bedbugs and fought with landlords on the subject and broke the lease because of bed bugs and the landlord sent us to collections two months before the deadline to pay was up- I would NEVER intentionally bring bed bugs in- nor wish that on anyone.

[@Papi1031]

I came here to say that anybody that knows the horrors of physical torment and following years of mental anguish that come from bedbugs would not want anything to do with them ever again.

[@Hawk1966]

Amen! Even tenting and fumigation aren't a guarantee to get rid of bed bugs. You never want to invite those things into your life.

[@Nekulturny]

Yeah, thats what I was about to make my own comment and say... No Dabney, you're crazy, I would never subject myself to a bed bug infestation just to spite a landlord. I currently rent an old house from family, really its not fit to be rented, but they rent it to me at cost because I have partial disability, I deal with carpet beetles, they don't eat you, but they're sometimes get confused for bed bugs because their larvae has some itchy hairs, thats bad enough.

[@thenicestguy2227]

As someone in the pest control industry I can confirm bedbugs are a huge issue especially In apartments and there is a always a chance of re infestation even after fumigation or a heat treatment ( heating your apartment to 130-150 degrees for 6-8 hours) especially if someone else in the building has them and hasn’t been treated

[@withaguh]

We dealt with bedbugs when I was in middle school (I’m 24 now) and my mom and I both still have lingering trauma from it. It took her YEARS to stop stripping and throwing clothes into the dryer on high heat the second she came through the front door. Those little shits took 3 or 4 treatments to get out of our apartment. It was horrible.

[@fdm2155]

My parents went through a version of the mom strike when they had three young kids at home including an infant. My dad cracked in less than a week. LOL For Story 7: A friend had a landlord who refused to address bed bugs, claimed they didn't know anything about it. Friend talked to neighbors on his floor, discovered all of them were dealing with bed bugs and had been for MONTHS. Previous tenant moved due to the issue. My friend called the city inspectors and wound up being assigned a pit bull of a young inspector who combed that 10 story buildging top to bottom. It got DAMNED expensive. She made them fix the elevator, rip out flooring in multiple units to deal with the bed bugs, shut down illegal basement units, remove a bunch of building supplies improperly stored in the basement, replace the front doors, and on and on!

[@1bendykat]

To those confused about the math in the first story: OP had 3.5 unemployment/vacation paid by the employer, plus an extra 2 months severance. So 5.5 months. RSlash rounded up, OP rounded down.

[@rontheauraknight9606]

I still read it as 5.5 months

[@Yumi_Jay]

I read that as 22 weeks.

[@Trey6789]

I read that as 154 days

[@Chuckyuyu]

I read that as 3,696 hours

[@novadrake9232]

I read that as 4015.004 hours

[@merlinathrawes746]

Anyone, male or female, that thinks a stay-at-home mother of YOUNG children doesn't do anything would never be able to keep up the pace these mothers manage!

[@ernestmarshall5846]

Thats only if the kids are still babies or toddlers. If the kids are in school during the day then there is no reason to not have chores complete and dinner ready in the afternoon. And this is coming from someone who raised kids for years and even used to work at a 24 hour shelter for abused and neglected children.

[@NiennaFan1]

The thought of Having a child terrifies me because it’s the biggest responsibility ever

[@elandthirkhaoth4718]

@@RenTheWren I mean, children start school young, at 4-5 years of age.

[@raymondmontiel4543]

But they don't do anything and it's not a job eather you get no money unless your a nanny

[@timboardman4916]

I disagree to a degree. SOME mothers do alot. But some do nothing besides look at the child. I've been around children my entire life, mum did child care from home. With 4 kids + 2 of her own she managed to do groceries, clean etc. Mean while I see some parents refuse to go grocery shopping, saying its too hard with the kid, refuse to clean cause they don't have time. I have a 7 month old, within 1 day I can clean the entire house cook lunch and dinner while the wife is at work.. while looking after the baby. This won't change, but for some it seems impossible to do even the basic jobs around the house.

[@shannonp1656]

My MIL told me this one. Her husband came home to a messy house. "Bad day?" he asked. "No, it was a great day. The kids and I played all day." Another time he comes home to an immaculate house. "You must have had a good day." "It was awful. I spent the whole day cleaning. Didn't get to play with the kids all day." My MIL was great. She and my mom got along, too.

[@kimberlypalmer2549]

9o pp poo

[@kimberlypalmer2549]

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[@kimberlypalmer2549]

Lol lo

[@paxhumana2015]

@@kimberlypalmer2549 , are you on drugs, Kimmy?

[@Nerobyrne]

yes, cleaning is ass ^^

[@yackohoopy]

@rSlash, my fiancée and I were friends first before we started dating. She had passively seen several guys in that time, one was a friend of mine who tends to be a little flaky. He had acted like he wanted to date her and invited her to a Red Sox game. She was excited, primarily because she’s a big Red Sox fan. The day of the game came and he hadn’t showed up. One hour before the game (it takes 2-2.5 hours to drive there), he texts her saying that he wasn’t going. Later on that day, he started posting pics of him at the Red Sox game…WITH ANOTHER WOMAN. She felt felt betrayed, but they never got serious and talked to a friend (me), so she got over it quick. He, then, tried to go out on another date with her. She said that she had plans with friends (my friend and me) and turned him down gently. Good thing, because a few months later, I ended up with the love of my life…primarily because she had made a joke about using Tinder. Best move of my life.

[@trindalas]

I feel like the one that broke the lease for $1.50 should have called an inspector. It sounds “uninhabitable”. They wouldn’t have needed to pay anything.

[@NickSteffen]

Unfortunately many jurisdictions are not as strict about tenants rights as bigger cities. Landlords can just run wild in these places. Larger cities tend to have more renters so the politicians and the laws in general are more fair to them. Smaller cities/towns usually have very few renters as a proportion of population. You also see some of the opposite too in cities where a landlord can’t kick out someone who hasn’t paid rent in months and is effectively squatting.

[@Frolkinator]

Last story, the biggest kind of theft is wage theft, dont give in to scummy employers, u know what u get from doing unpaid overtime, u get MORE unpaid overtime.

[@OynxWolf11]

Honestly, I would have sued the Wife also for assault. A few euros is still a few euros. But it's not the money I'll doing it for, it's to not only stick it to the Boss, but make the Wife understand that her actions have consequences. Consequences that not even her husband can save her ass from. Two Birds, One Stone.

[@michaelrobertson4896]

Agreed. That’s unacceptable behavior and she needs to learn that. Often when people manage to get away with that kind of behavior they’ll just do it again. Better to nip that in the bud now before she does it again.

[@dragonfire300]

Forget the lawsuit, I would have had her arrested

[@violetskyblueASMR]

Is always a treat seeing Rslash post a video. Love getting ready for school listening to these.

[@wljj56]

I like your username

[@ariadnedubs]

Ikr? I'm ready to skip college 🥳

[@sixxsoup]

for me its the perfect thing to listen to while walking home from school lol.

[@bubbademonhart]

I always listen to this in Spanish class

[@scxxt3r_]

Ik me to!

[@adamlivesay1973]

I never understood why employers ever think they can afford to treat their employees badly. We do not need this specific job. Jobs are everywhere with everyone finally getting tired of working for shit employers. But a business cannot function without customers or people to work for the company. Businesses need workers far more than workers need businesses, and I'm glad people are finally starting to realize this.

[@ResidentMilf]

I genuinely hope more and more people realize that we do not have to put up with their BS. In order to stop the BS, *most* of us have to stop putting up with it.

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

Covid taught me that, I left a horrible boss and realized most of my chest pain was caused by the stress I was having.

[@Hawk1966]

I worked for a shipping & packing company. Our major contracts were military which required specific and varied methods of packing. It was complex military specifications and it would take a month or two for new hires to be trained on one department (we had four) and the big boss would fire fully trained workers at the drop of a hat. I saw one woman show up a half hour late after spending the night in the ER with her sick son. She had paperwork, a note from the doctor, dude fired her on the spot. He would invest months in training these people and them kick them for the smallest thing.

[@xellos5262]

It's a structural issue. To them it feels normal to be this way. Especially in the US work ethics are extremely toxic. It is never about one particular person, but always about what society expects. If you work 80hrs/week and only get paid for 40 it makes you a hard worker. If you stop after 40 hrs because you're not being paid anymore, you're a unloyal money grabber.

[@FlatEarthKiller]

Just like how all children need parents, but not all parents need children

[@annika5893]

I love the moments when employees don't eat the corporate "do this now and we can talk about it later" crap and demand promises in writing.

[@dangusmedia]

Cover Your Ass - Always Nobody there has your best interest at heart.

[@kelsmister]

Always get in it writing. They’ll deny any verbal anything. 👍

[@Vyndora]

Yeah, but oh my god the backpedaling and bullshit they start spewing once you want things in writing.

[@frickfrack7075]

@@dangusmedia i second this. And if they give you heat for wanting to protect yourself AND them, then get out of there because they aren't running a business, they're running a scam.

[@ex-navyspook]

I always say a verbal agreement is only as good as the paper it's written on. Get it in writing, people!

[@Hybrid301]

If I was the mom in the third story, my idea would have been to serve the husband a jar of baby food, complete with bib and plastic child spoon for dinner. If he wants to act helpless and complain like a baby; he can eat like one. But OP’s mom did it better. I hope she made the husband help her catch-up on all the house chores

[@kmarshirley]

Great video. I don't like the part where you encourage ppl to bring in bedbugs as revenge against a landlord. That doesn't just hurt the landlord. It can be a terrible situation for anyone in the building or close to the building. And just bc it might force the landlord to do something that the tenant wants of them doesn't mean others won't suffer terribly for that. They can ruin mattresses, furniture, clothes, etc and you don't really know how that situation will turn out. My parents are landlords and you wouldn't believe some of the tenants they have to deal with and the entitlement. I work in property management and sometimes tenants can be the most entitled assholes. Not saying this person was in your video but you don't know who you gave that idea to. That's the only thing you've ever said that made me do a double take when crossing the line. Love the channel.

[@James-xm3ex]

Relax buddy

[@kmarshirley]

@@James-xm3ex I can give my opinion. Wasn't even rude about it. But he shouldn't be telling ppl to bring in bed bugs as revenge. I watch his videos everyday and I can leave whatever comment I feel like.

[@thetruth1816]

Story 1 : I would've sued the bosses wife if I was Op.. if anything it would scare the crap out of the wife..

[@bigchicken5243]

but did anyone see it? or wants to testify against the boss wife? without its accusation against accusation and it will be dismissed

[@thetruth1816]

@@bigchicken5243 someone wouldve if how op described the bosses wife to be.. someone would testify..

[@nalrashido]

Why sue them when you can go blackhole revenge and kill them?

[@spectrelead]

Not sue, but immediate equal physical retal to her slap.

[@thetruth1816]

@@nalrashido murder is illegal I presume everywhere.

[@BattleAvatar]

The second story about FWB was under whelming. Sounded like she mistook his intentions and then just stopped net flixing with him. I mean, he probably just called someone else after. Wasn't really malicious compliance, just people being lonely and sorry.

[@ScooterBond1970]

Sounded to me like he was noncommittal because, yknow, they weren't committed; and she wanted more but couldn't or wouldn't say so.

[@cursetheroad]

Sounds like a toxic couple. While they aren't exactly non committing, being inconsistent and not forthcoming about it is frustrating. The guy gaslighting is already a red flag. The lady is pretty toxic herself by being indecisive yet having expectation that the guy should obligate himself to her. She said one thing then said another. Either that, or it's just a miscommunication due to noncommunication. The passive aggressiveness of both shows that. Both need to grow up.

[@binpmpn]

Bedbugs are never worth it. Also, many landlords put a bedbug waiver in their lease. Meaning that if you find bedbugs you would be responsible.

[@TheWeaponshold]

I remember being SCREAMED at by my fiancee's parents about her getting bedbug bites and how it must be my fault.... the nest was in the wooden headboard they had bought her... Then had them again in an extended stay hotel which they used as an excuse to kick us out.

[@ACAB.forcutie]

Pretty sure that's like putting a clause that says the tenant and not the landlord is responsible for maintenance.. you can put it in the lease and both parties can sign it, but that doesn't make it legal. Like you can sign a contract with someone and assist them with say, a suicide, but that doesn't change the law

[@binpmpn]

@@ACAB.forcutie It depends on the state tenant/landlord laws and it always pays to know them

[@ACAB.forcutie]

@@binpmpn I mean you can't write a contract that contradicts the law. If you write a contract with someone that they want to die, are terminal, are ready to die, understand everything, just need assistance, and you help them, you still legally murdered them. You can't make a contract that supercedes the law. The law will always override an illegal contract. Like employment contracts that have a part about penalties for talking about salary with your coworkers, you can still talk about your salary and if the company tries to penalize you, they can get in serious legal trouble for trying to prevent you from your legal rights. That's my point.

[@katastrofekatrine]

The bed bug story gave me a flashback to when I lived at a huge dorm (5 buildings with 8 floors, 23 rooms on each floor) while I went to university and until I dropped out. My legs started getting itchy spots, then my arms and then every part of my body not covered by clothes. One morning I suddenly got the urge to look under my pillow. A single bed bug, completely expanded to make room for the blood it had sucked from me. I squished it and started looking for a nest. Nothing. Nothing in my bed, bedframe or on the floor. Not even poop. I moved out my little bedside dresser and found a shedded exoskeleton, but nothing more than that at first. I put it between two pieces of tape and went to the director in the dorm's office. In my country, dorms offices have to pay for any kind of pest control. I told him that I had bed bugs in my room but he didn't believe me. I put the tape with the exoskeleton on his table and he just brushed it off saying that it could be any kind of bug. Then I rolled up my sleeves and pants to show him hundreds and hundreds of bites in the distinct patterns that bed bugs make and said "Do you believe me now, (insert director's first name - I was PISSED)? I can also show you the top of my boobs, they're covered in bites as well!". Loud enough for the two FEMALE employees in the administration office to hear. He got all scared and awkward, leaned away from me in his chair and quietly said "No-no, that won't be necessary. I'll call the pest control immediately. What's your name, phone number and room number?" I gave him my information and thanked him in an angry tone. Then I went back to my room and continued my search for the nest. It was on the backside of my little bedside dresser! Big bed bugs, babies, poop! I removed everything I wanted to keep, put duct tape around the whole thing, literally just put it on my shoulder and ran down the stairs (I lived on the 4th floor) to throw the dresser in our huge garbage container. I got my way, had my room fumigated twice and then it was over. Because I threatened the dorm director with my boobs. 😂 (And now my body is itching after writing this story. Believe me, phantom bed bug itches - even years after such a thing - is real!)

[@chessnitemayr]

My husband I had a similar issue with bed bugs once. We were homeless, and a guy my mom and step-dad kind of knew from our local VFW had a bedroom and loft area he was renting out. He had told us that his previous tenant/housemate had complained of spider bites, but since that guy's girlfriend and the guy renting the place never had bites, he was probably just making it up. We moved in and within a month, we knew we screwed up. The guy never turned up the heat in the place, leaving it at 50° all through winter, in a drafty cabin-like house. The only shower was in the basement. There was a fridge and a sink, but no stove, and my husband would wake up COVERED in bites. It took us a while to finally find out that they were bed bugs. We told the guy, and within a week of us telling him, HE WAS SHOWING THE PLACE TO ANOTHER PERSON! He definitely knew what it was, and wasn't willing to fix it, so his solution was to rent the area my husband and I were paying for out from under us to some poor girl who was down on her luck like we were. We only found out because I had come out to use the "bathroom" (a toilet in a closet) and heard him talking to her about the loft area and the bedroom. He was making it out like we had decided to move out, and that we were making up the bed bug bites in the same way he did about the couple who rented that space before us. We left in a few days, sleeping in our truck for a couple of days before moving into a motel room, then finally renting the house we live in now and are renting to own. As far as I know, that guy hasn't found a house mate willing to stay longer than a few weeks.

[@mrphenom1643]

Did you report him or at least leave a review anywhere for future renters

[@johnlavato9264]

As someone who has worked for an apartment complex, bed bugs should be taken very seriously. Like inspect minimum of 4 times a year regardless of reports, and when someone claims they have bedbugs, you schedule an inspection that day

[@ACAB.forcutie]

Oh my god I have a great lease breaking story too. So I called up my landlord to ask what would it take to break our lease. We didn't really have any problems, we just wanted to move to a different state and we had taken over the lease of the previous tenant, so it wouldn't be a burden on him. He says actually I've been thinking about selling, I'll sell it and you can move out when it sells. Sounds great, I think. No penalty. Until the prospective buyers start coming. Landlord wants to put a lockbox on our door so they can come in whenever they want. Keep in mind I was working from home at the time so I was home all the time, and we had a cat we were afraid they'd let out, not knowing about her. Oftentimes realtors are unsure if a property is vacant or not. He also wanted to let people in without 24 hours notice and expected us to basically present a "model house" look i.e. keep everything unnaturally clean. It had to look like we weren't living there, according to his standards. This "perfect deal" was quickly becoming a stressful nightmare and we still had to deal with the move itself. So I scour our lease, looking for ANYTHING, any way out of this mess.. and I see this crazy line "either party may terminate the lease with a 30 day written notice". We had been on a monthly lease without realizing it. Without the landlord realizing it. Probably without all of his previous tenants realizing it, as it was his standard lease he "used for all his properties" according to him. I couldn't believe my eyes. There was another line with the lease end date, so we took it to a lawyer to ask what the deal was.. He kept rereading the lease, shook his head, chuckled, and told us he's never seen a dumber landlord. We were free after 30 days. We typed up the notice, sent it via certified mail, and waited.. he was so mad. His partner was even more mad at him. I found this out after calling his office repeatedly to try to get our deposit back, his receptionist found the whole thing hilarious and had to tell us. I'm so glad she did.. she was like "omg YOU'RE the one who has him so mad" 😂

[@plasticbutler]

Dabney. When you said "you can just go get bed bugs", you make it sound so easy. Do you think there's a bed bug cartel where you can purchase bed bugs so you can extort your landlord?

[@augustwinterman6952]

"Bed Bug Cartel" has me imagining be bugs with mustaches, smoking cigars while counting dollar bills.

[@Hawk1966]

In NYC? There may not be a cartel or even bed bug dealers on street corners but it shouldn't take 15 minutes to find an hourly rate, hooker friendly, flop house where you can scoop up as many as you need.

[@xscarwolfx366]

Just go to goodwill

[@katastrofekatrine]

I just posted my bed bug story here. What I left out is that the bed bugs I had most likely came home with me through my camera bag after a week in London. I've heard that London hotels, especially the more affordable ones, have a HUGE bed bug problem. So yeah, just go to London.

[@QueenMonoChrome]

Can't ya just get them at the....Flea Market?

[@Shadow_M_Black]

The bed bug theory you proposed actually happened to my old boss. I worked at "ghetto plex" movie theater (it had 4 theaters). One of these theaters was a Cafe, it had couches, chairs, and a bar. My boss (who was also the owner) fired an employee who's parents were landlords (an appointment complex not the theater) who were fighting bed bugs in one of their units. Anyway fast forward to like a few weeks after he was fired, he comes in the watch a movie in the Cafe. Later that day people started to complain about being bit by something. We checked the Cafe at the end of the day and there is a huge infestation of bed bugs (we went from 0-100 in one day). We figured he planted them in the Cafe in hopes of getting it shut down but he underestimated how cheap the owner was. It never got professional treated, he just had a handman put out stuff to controll them. I told him someone could sue him if they get bed bugs at home and link it back to the theater. I was taken off the schedule shortly after that but I did hear that the bed bugs spread to the other theaters and he closed down. It is now a different theater with a new owner.

[@charamia9402]

The biggest case of malicious compliance ever: Tell the world, Johnny, tell them 'I, Johnny Depp, am a victim too of domestic abuse'.

[@charleneblack2792]

What deplorable human would go out of their way to bring bedbugs into an apartment building just to ruin their landlord? Sounds like a psychopath

[@a.becker6216]

Hey, RSlash! Let's do another Tree Law or Bridezilla episode! Pretty please!!

[@richewilson6394]

I was thinking about starting a side business that's call hot boxing. Where u shut up a house or apartment and have special heaters plus blowers to kill bed bugs and lice. It's a non-toxic way of exterminating them.

[@igray5311]

Note: No matter what you NEVER want to invite bed bugs in your life!

[@jasonwhite7905]

Regarding Bedbugs: no, you do NOT mess around with Bedbugs. We got an infestation in 1 apartment. We sprayed and cleaned and cleaned but there was no stopping them. We moved to another apartment, but they came with us. We bought new mattresses, covers for them and our pillows, we moved all our clothes and furniture out of the master bedroom, leaving only the bed. And, yes, sprayed, sprayed, and sprayed some more. After almost a year of these pests, we finally got the upper hand. No bites in 4 months. We moved our furniture back into the bedroom... ... But then 1 night, I was giving my wife a back massage, and I felt something crawling on my leg... it was a bedbug! I killed it right there and it had bit me because fresh blood smeared on my leg. We were warned that 30% of bed bugs hide in other places other than the bed, in this case, they hid in my wife's dresser. But then a month passed with no new bites. Then 2, 3, 4. 5. 6 months passed, and no new bites. That means the 1 I killed on my leg, was the last 1. A year and a half of feeling unclean and filthy. Sleepless nights and dread. But we beat them, and I had the honor of killing the last 1. I hate Bedbugs.

[@DarkEinherjar]

My favorite malicious compliance story about sexist husbands getting what's coming to them is about this husband who complained that his wife didn't make dinner by the time he got home. The wife was running all sorts of errands with the car (taking the kids to/from school, going to appointments, etc.) and couldn't be at home on time, and he said that it was a mistake to let women drive and how much better it was "back in my father's days, when the wife stayed at home and didn't drive." The wife took his words to heart and never drove the car again. Now the husband was forced to do everything the wife did with the car in addition to his own duties, and was always tired because of it. He apologized and begged for things to go back to how they were before, but the wife put her foot down and refused. Even after the husband died from old age, she didn't drive the car.

[@Meeoowwzer]

As a long haul trucker, the roads can get lonely sometimes. If I can, I try to save the released videos for a time when I’ll be driving! So much better to have a few videos to listen to on the road!

[@ldannu5627]

I'd love to be a trucker! And I'm a woman! I'm really intrigued by the trucking industry!

[@Meeoowwzer]

@@ldannu5627 Plenty of women in trucking! I don’t see very many, but those I do see are great drivers! They don’t take any crap either!

[@ldannu5627]

Maybe I should try it one day! But I live in Europe, so I bet it's a bit different then in the US..

[@Meeoowwzer]

@@ldannu5627 Oh boy! I would think it is. You’d need to know the specific laws of your country, and how they interact with other nations around yours. America is fairly simple. We have a ton of laws, many don’t make sense, but international regulations are a bit of a niche since we don’t have to go out of the country if we don’t want to. My best advice is in three parts. 1). Upgrade your mattress! Get something really good so you sleep like a rock! I bought a Purple Mattress just a little smaller then the one I have at home. Also upgrade other creature comforts that you can, or that the company will allow if you are a company driver. A bigger tv for night time, of longer charging cables for your phone, or even larger wet wipes for messes all make life a little easier on the road! 2). If you own your own truck, do maintenance before you have to! Grease everything before the manufacture says it needs it! If it needs grease and has it, the parts last much longer! Use fuel injector cleaner and fuel additives when possible. 3). If you own your own truck, protect your investment! Get locking fuel caps so thieves don’t take your diesel. Always carry a spare key with you and lock your truck! Get a lock for the back doors that you use when loaded, so people can’t easily mess with your shipment. 4). You are the most valuable component in that truck. Remember that. Don’t take risks you don’t need to, and don’t let people walk all over you. If someone wants to take advantage of you, don’t let them. A lot of brokers in the US seem to behave as if they believe that drivers are dumb brutes. (Many of us may look that way…)The problem though is that just talking intelligently during a conversation may not be enough. If Europe is like America in that regard, never reveal you are the driver if you are calling for information or to book a load. You’ll get less money for your work and possibly even snide comments.

[@marshmallowmountains4636]

Intentionally giving yourself bedbugs, even spitefully, is something I'd never do. Bedbugs are horrific and take a toll on you mentally. It's hard to sleep because you know that they are around and will bite you, plus it takes a lot of work to get rid of them. You can't just spray, you have to do a ton of prep, including washing and drying literally every single soft/fabric item you physically can on the highest heat possible. That destroys some items that can't be dried like that, so you just have to toss them. If the infestation is bad enough, your furniture needs to be tossed. After your entire house has been treated, you have to watch closely to make sure they are actually gone. Even after they're gone, ever single bite or itch you have makes you paranoid as fuck that they're back because they're traumatizing. ESPECIALLY if you're allergic to them because they'll leave giant hives all over your body.

[@greenmind3488]

Post Bed Bug story: RSlash, you are advocating a crime with that. Its fraud, intentional property damage, etc. Stop saying these random ideas dude, because when you dont know what youre talking about, it could be dangerous.

[@elysiasfield9828]

If the inspector determines that you're the source of the bed bugs the cost and or fines would be yours not the landlords,So don't bring bedbugs only into your home if your foolish enough to do this ....Also cameras are a thing so don't forget! lol JK

[@Cloudyqueso]

Sheesh, I haven't even heard the bedbug story but even the thought makes me check my skin. Bedbugs are way more than "just a pest...." it's borderline biological warfare... I firmly believe my "phobia"(idk if that's the correct term) of my skin being bumpy solely came from bedbugs, and I get pretty bad heat rash too, which doesn't help...

[@ACAB.forcutie]

Bugs are traumatic. Dabney, you are actively encouraging people to traumatize their neighbors. Wtf.

[@boogywoogy6142]

why aren't there any puppy bloopers anymore? Petition for more puppy bloopers

[@ToontownAndCpenguin]

For the story where they paid $1.50 to break lease, at first when mold was mentioned, I was thinking, "try living in Oregon, you can't escape from it there" & then it was mentioned that they were in fact in Oregon & that they're use to it, gave me a good laugh. I lived in Oregon most of my life, actually only moved a few years ago. Two things that's difficult to escape from there, mold & ants.

[@ExistentialWolfe]

I grew up in washington across the columbia and had to deal with both of those things.

[@maieen2665]

Would you consider covering r/BestofRedditorUpdates? The PS5 Dad saga, in particular, is an entertaining read.

[@n.h.moreno]

Gotta love that Malicious Compliance. At McDonald's drive thru, I had a mini-fan club going for me. I would "greet, up-sell, be friendly, invite back and close". no matter HOW BUSY it was....even if our bosses were being timed by corporate and shitting bricks. It was always fun to make FRESH FOOD (throw out old food, thus increasing food costs) and BE POLITE (don't interrupt people or brush them off). Stupid corporations with their $trillions and zero manners.

[@TetraSky]

Last story : Awful bosses who try to force employees to work overtime without pay, deserve to go bankrupt.

[@EdgyShooter]

7:40 Not really sure I'm on the side of those women. Having servants running up and down the aisles of a church during a service just because you "needed" your special drink seems like a Karen move

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

Re: Extra long paid vacation Since OP was literally assaulted by his bosses on the job, I would have made a claim for being in a hostile work environment. Then again, this wasn't the US so I'm not sure what counts as a hostile work environment in OP's jurisdiction. Re: When mom goes on strike I'm still baffled that there are men out here that come home and expect their dinner the moment they enter the house. Like that is some 50's bullshit. Like you can wait a few minutes surely, right? Maybe use the time to decompress after a long day of work, go to the bathroom. The dinner will come. This isn't that hard Show your wife that you appreciate her and what she does! RE: Read your lease agreement carefully & Landlord says to call the inspector. Ok I guess when the landlord says to call the inspector, you better call the inspector! you might actually save lives! Re: Bedbug attack I am not envious of OP here. One of the worst things I can deal with in an apartment in NYC is Bedbugs. They can get so bad that you fin infestations of bedbugs in places that are not people's living areas like I heard one movie theater many years ago had a bedbug problem when a few customers went online and posted reviews of the theater and posted the pictures of their bug bites. So yeah, no one is screwing around when bedbugs are involved.

[@thetruth1816]

Last story: wanna play tough and be stupid and anger your MVPS .. ok game on ding..

[@thunderflare59]

Boss: You don't get paid overtime! Employee: Then I won't work overtime. Boss: *surprised Pikachu face*

[@Desvelar]

The bed bug thing is a dick move fumigation doesnt always get them all and will effect other people .

[@TheMysterieRPGguy]

rSlash can you maybe do some subreddits you haven't done in awhile like r/TalesFromTechSupport for example pretty please? It's not that I don't like malicious compliance it's just that you've been doing that and am I the a- -hole so much lately I'm getting a little tired of it.

[@mcaeln7268]

Same. The tree law and bridezilla or ask Reddit posts are my favs

[@TheMysterieRPGguy]

@@mcaeln7268 Oh man I had forgotten about Tree law for a moment, that one was always amazing I hope he does that one again soon.

[@mahra_jabokwoam]

@@mcaeln7268 i miss tree law so much

[@theloverlyladylo9158]

Ugh, bedbugs. Where I live, there’s a county law that if you rent and find even a hint of bedbugs, you HAVE to notify county health. If you find any and try to deal on your own, you’ll end up in legal trouble. My family thinks it’s weird, but I just pointed out that it means if my building has bedbugs, my landlord can’t sweep it under the rug.

[@DarkWolf22k]

_Reads Title_ Intro : *5 Months* ಠಿ_ಠಿ I'm not great at math but that is at least a week off... Maybe more

[@seanshanleyAnimeUWLPer]

4.5 months is 14-16 days off depending on what the final said month is. so 2 weeks to 2 weeks 2 days inaccurate from Rslash

[@RevolverOcelot2008]

Does car insurance work different in Germany? By the way OP described it he used the wife's personal vehicle for business purposes which would be grounds for your insurance being dropped immediately here in the US especially if made a claim like she would have had to I believe you can use your car for business purposes (as in other than commuting) but you likely have to pay a higher rate

[@HistoryGameV]

Guess the company had a full coverage insurance, they also pay for such damages but your rate might to up a bit. Vollkasko is the German term for that. Also it is very common in German to have company cars that are given to employees also for private use.

[@RevolverOcelot2008]

@@HistoryGameV that exception slipped my mind. Here in the US you can us a personal vehicle for business purposes you just need to inform your insurance company that it will be used for that. It was just the way it was stated that the company car was in the shop and he used the wife's car that made me think it was a strictly personal vehicle. To me that would make her original reaction of being very angry be justified and logical however her assault of OP absolutely wouldn't.

[@bigchicken5243]

normaly insurance will cover damages dealt by other people, vollkasko is a bonus that will even cover it if you did it yourself to your own car.. but in germany you should never give just money or let it be didacted from the paycheck.. that's what insurance are there for and i would guess 99% of people have one

[@francescofranchino7097]

My wife is a stay at home mom, and I work. I would never dare to complain that she just babysits. I prefer my head to remain on my neck thank you very much.

[@kristashafer93098]

You are very wise!

[@EiKk4__]

About the bugs spreading to the next apartment, the same thing is an actual law here with forests. If your forestproperty has barkbugs and they spread to your neighbours forest due negligence, then you will be reliable to the damages to his/hers forest.

[@stalinbeballin9711]

Me casually waiting every day for an Rslash video

[@jimmyrossmeissl6644]

Father: “YOU DO NOTHING!” Mother: “Your funeral buddy”

[@GtaSpartan7596]

Ok the story about the women who would have hot chocolate at Mass is so disrespectful. As a catholic youre supposed to fast from eating and drinking at least 1 hour before taking holy communion; only exception to this rule is for taking medicine or dietary restrictions or medical issues like diabetes. Not only that but to ban your husbands from attending Mass because you don’t like a rule? It’s about worshipping Christ and honoring God in his house. You’re telling me you’re so self absorbed you can’t go one hour without hot chocolate and to follow the simple rules of going to a Mass Service where it’s not even about you

[@neomehollow1391]

Idk if that would work. Getting bedbugs to make the landlord pay. I've lived with bedbugs that the owner brought to the building. In the end we had to live with them while the landlord evicted is claiming we were the source. Another building I moved into was riddled with bugs roaches and mice. Couldn't get the owners to do anything then either . Last place I moved into was a room and it too was riddled with bugs. The owners didn't even live in the same country. I was still chewed out for moving out early with 0 warning. Yeah I know I'm not in new York rules may be different but how much different are they?

[@mykaelnyx8821]

okay I don't know where the guy in The last story is from, but I live in the United States and if they make you stay late they have to pay you for it. I don't understand any of these damn people that work for companies that they think they can just get away with this kind of crap. one way or another they're going to get called out on it

[@cammando2363]

My dad pulled this shot all the time. He was a Human Resources manager. I would get in trouble for something or other. And I would start explaining why things had happened the way they had. And he would cut me off and say “no excuse.” This happened a lot at Hy-Vee too. “Why didn’t this get done?” “Well a customer dropped a.” “I doby care, no excuses.” I don’t answer questions much anymore. No one actually wants to hear what I have to say.

[@MethuselahWinter]

I lived with bed bugs in our home (parents) for most of my time in high school and some afterwards. Sprays, bug bombs, professionals. These damn bugs could survive a nuke! Eventually, enough tea tree oil, diatematious earth, chemicals and heat from the dryer must have killed them and we finally got rid of them after 5-6 years. I still feel the crawling and have scars from the bites I’d be covered in sometimes.

[@Blaxjax21]

And all those job skills the last one picked up. Quick, go test out for an IT certificate.

[@marvelpovs2412]

I feel like KZbin comments is the best place to confess. I’ve had bedbugs before still occasionally find one or two (it’s a never ending problem) but someone close to me went through some rough shit and wanted revenge. They originally wanted to put pregnant mice in the persons home, then cockroaches, then bedbugs. I couldn’t help with the first two ideas but could with the third. They didn’t know I had some issues with bedbugs and told them I ‘knew someone’ and could get some bedbugs. I gave them some bugs in an air tight, super taped up container, they did their thing and I feel no remorse(?) or guilt. 12/10 would do again. The evil human had them attempting unaliving. So I thing the bugs were justified. If not a little weak for my taste.

[@donchichivagabond1578]

Women complaining about their relationship and how they get back at their men is a weak account. They can spin it however they want.

[@nataliedark4939]

Huh

[@thefoxygamer1536]

"Its just dust mites!" Ahem dust mites are microscopic

[@cardinalchaos2278]

I’ve lived in Germany and believe me, the people there adore their cars and flip out over the tiniest damage to it.

[@TetraSky]

Third story : Oh no... he thinks babysitting is easy... It's "easy" once the kids are old enough to pick after themselves, but under 6? Nope.

[@TetraSky]

First story : Would've 100% also sued for assault for her slapping you

[@deathmastersful]

The post at 11:00 is super common for big companies They pay/bribe inspectors during construction and renovations in order to get away with practically murder If you are having major problems with your home or apartment reach out to an inspector to make sure everything is in order or law officials to make sure the tenant is doing their job

[@lionkinglover88]

Once again I'm super early and I'm loving it!

[@madambutterfly1997]

5 months of free paid vacation. That’s basically sabbatical

[@SpruceOaks]

RE: “Bed bug attack.” Gee, I wonder why rent is so expensive in NY? 🤔

[@matthewrogers94mr]

14:14 Bed bugs are not worth the hastle of doing that!!!!!!!!!!! I've had them and they are the worst and it takes a lot to kill them.

[@esecretlangel9130]

For the story about paying $1.50 to break the lease Some repairs men find it easier to only fix it temporarily so they can possible get another job and ask for more

[@thatbritishguy577]

not gonna lie germanys laws are dumb so op had to work for the company again in order to get compensation after they were wrongfully terminated and assaulted. So they have to work for the people who should be paying them compensation. why? There is no reason you can give where it makes sense for a mistreated employee to go back in to the toxic work environment that treated them badly. That's like saying in order for the state to protect you from your abuser you have to go live with them for 1 extra month it is so dumb!!!

[@garlicbreadlikesqfes]

Laying in bed at 11pm, as youndo

[@mortalitymyass9732]

have a great day everyone!!

[@rustyjones7908]

I went on a housekeeping strike once, on the grounds that I was tired of working 60-80 hour weeks AND doing 100% of the housework because she was unemployed. She tearfully called her friends and family telling them I was "destroying the house on purpose".

[@tcd2cool]

Yeah so salary workers don't get paid overtime, but have always been expected to stay late. This has been going on for decades, and seems to be normal in the US.

[@condorboss3339]

The Hot Chocolate during mass story 7:34 I am not fully versed on Roman Catholic doctrine or practices, but I thought celebrants of a mass were not allowed to consume anything before receiving the Host.

[@ryanmartin4602]

My wife's been teaching me this lesson for years, only I never accused her of doing nothing. I just beg her to clean, take care of the kids, or at least microwave something for them. Nope. Apparently she said she not a "domestic type person". Strange because she never leaves the house. I wish she'd at least get a job if she's not going to do "domestic" things so we could afford a maid service and a cook.

[@thedragon1360]

Story 1: if it took place here in the USA, OP could’ve filed a complaint with OSHA which likely would’ve been successful, because the termination was sent through as retaliation, which is expressly stated as against OSHA guidelines.

[@hopeemery3299]

Love an rslash video after work!

[@masonsprague225]

$10k to fumigate a building? They fucking wish it was that cheap dear god. Assuming its one of the Queens style buildings that looks like an old warehouse, say 4-5 floors with 10+ apartments per floor, theyd be paying easily 5-10x that much depending on how bad it was between fumigation and cleaning costs.

[@lancerevell5979]

As always..... change that narrative! Why can't you read the script as given?

[@trolletuva]

How anyone can come up with the idea to eat or drink during mass is beyond me. And more so to let your servants run around while serving. Why did they even go to church if they were so uninterested? Shame on them. I'm sad the priest relented. I'd rather celebrate mass on my own.

[@tristanpoole1604]

“One day my father comes home and is mad because dinner isn’t ready and waiting for him” Golf add:”OH THAT’S WROONG”

[@lelandunruh7896]

I work from home, and my wife stays at home with our two kids under two (and a third on the way). I always knew that stay-at-home-moms did a lot of work, but working from home REALLY confirmed it for me. Take it from me, fellas: if she's willing to stay at home with the kids, you're very likely getting the easier part of that deal!

[@deniseeulert2503]

I recently saw a cartoon, in which a husband, retired for one week, tells his wife about how he's figured out, in that short time, how to do things more efficiently at home. She's standing behind him raising a cast iron skillet. The caption reads "Why many men don't live long after retiring." I thought of that when I heard to housekeeping story.

[@Ragehunger]

Something tells me that the landlord's wife in the bed bug story was the one pulling the strings behind the scene. I don't se why else _she_ would get involved in her husband's affairs, because hers was an obvious sign of a controlling personality - could even be a full-blown Karen for all we know. I guess the strict house regulations are also the reason why housing is so expensive in NY - either because landlords want to have their finances covered in case someone would call out on their negligence, or they still want to make a massive profit while maintaining the bare minimum requirements.

[@nonchip]

Bed bug story: usually "abuse" isn't a thing one can report to the city, but: in this case it might be considered "witness manipulation" related to the case they were inspecting, that can get you a fine. otherwise assault is widely interpretable and slander doesn't care about your free speech, so technically OP coulda sued for compensation for emotional distress.

[@jefffoo6891]

Day 517 of telling him he's making everyone day

[@Hilluuuuuu]

Time for some Rslash :)

[@missgreenmouse7218]

Hello from Australia, rSlash! ^^ 💚

[@ldannu5627]

Hello from Finland mate!

[@missgreenmouse7218]

@@ldannu5627 Hi! ^_^

[@ldannu5627]

@@missgreenmouse7218 Hi ! 😊👋

[@mostar1219]

I see the boss's family really had it out for the first OP for no real reason

[@benjaminsorenson]

There are countless owners, managers, supervisors, etc out there who have such positions that shouldn't have the position they are in especially owners of a business if they are terrible owners.

[@mostar1219]

@@benjaminsorenson examples of quitting bad bosses rather than bad jobs

[@Cynsome1]

If the rent was zero, he should have paid zero. Anything x zero is zero. But kudos to the guy who “fixed” his landlord.

[@supersniffer9632]

Does it bother anyone else that rslash changes details to the point where their meaning changes? The story said op began teaching themselves but rslash said they began teaching others. Like what is the point in straight up fabricating details?

[@MarinaAstraAngel]

We don't have a bed bug infestation we have a cockroach infestation. When we moved in our apartment it looked fine but evidently the newly evicted neighbors trashed their apartment before they left and let cockroaches fester in their apartment. Well when the complex cleaned out their apartment the cockroaches came into our apartment. Then covid hit and nobody was coming in to deal with the infestation..Three years later they are finally getting people to come in and take care of the problem. It's been a nightmare with the cockroaches and then them trying to raise rent multiple times in a year.( which is illegal in our state) It seems they are trying to get rid of as many tenants as they can and then remodel and up the rent cost for newer tenants. We plan to leave as soon as we have enough money.

[@Ainogard]

Title: 6 months paid vacation Intro: 5 months paid vacation Story: 3.5 months paid "vacation"

[@Tustin2121]

Yeah, I was waiting for it to add up to 6 months and it didn’t even come close.

[@limiv5272]

I understood that it was 3.5 months 'vacation' + 2 months' salaries , so 5.5 months

[@k2k4]

in that last story, I'm pretty sure it's illegal to not pay someone for the work they did. take his arse to court.